Complications of Bicortical Screw Fixation Observed in 482 Mandibular Sagittal Osteotomies

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-68

  Becelli, Roberto ^a   Fini, Giuseppina ^a   Renzi, Giancarlo ^a   Giovannetti, Filippo ^a   Roefaro, Emiliano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bicortical screws; Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO); Complication; Dento skeletal Class III; Infection; Loosening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1442284109     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200401000-00019     Document Type: Article

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